Summer Ango 2024 Commitment Form

Making Space:

The small space of Vimalakirti’s sickroom becomes infinitely spacious when the whole universe comes to visit him. What qualities of being will you make space for in your life?

I vow to make space in my life for:

 

Practice on the Cushion:

Dōgen instructs us that zazen is “the dharma gate of ease and joy.”

I vow to explore ease and joy in my zazen by:

 

Practice Off the Cushion:

The Buddha spoke of four postures the human body can take: sitting, standing, walking, lying down. How can you bring the attention we cultivate in formal zazen practice into your daily life in these four postures?

I vow to find my Zen practice while sitting by:

 

I vow to find my Zen practice while standing by: 

 

I vow to find my Zen practice while walking by: 

 

I vow to find my Zen practice while lying down by: 

 

Expression Medicine:

Who is sick? What is medicine?

I vow to engage with an artistic/expressive practice and encounter it is as medicine by:

 

 

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